I was lying on the floor covered by blood, leaning against the wall with a small crater, holding my chest in pain, just screaming.
I looked at the middle of the hall, he wasn't even looking at me, just weirdly staring at the door that led to the other rooms of the house.
"Kai!? WHAT'S GOING ON!?"
Amari and Sayuri appeared running, and he was there just staring at them.
Amari shouted.
"K-KAI?! W-WHO ARE YOU!?"
Sayuri widened her eyes, completely frightened.
"K-Kai W-Wait he is... T-The Racoon..."
The man, without moving an inch, with his hands forward and down, one holding a knife, said.
"Wrong. I am not the Racoon. I am the Racoon's protector. The Racoon and I are different things. I protect the Racoon."
Sayuri and Amari got very nervous, looking at me in panic.
Amari said to Sayuri.
"S-Sayuri use one of your spells!"
"I-I left my staff in the kitchen... Still, i can't use very well in a closed place..."
Amari gritted her teeth.
"S-Shit... But our priority is Kai! Finger Ring!!"
She increased the size of one of the rings, towards me.
But right before it hit me, the man simply cut it in half with his knife, in a very fast motion.
After doing that, he just kept looking at the ground, half of the chains returned to Amari.
"Protect. That's my only goal. Im nothing. Besides the Protector of the Raccoon."
He seemed to be muttering to himself, not speaking loudly or trying to make us hear.
Amari trembled a little seeing the absurd speed of that man.
"S-Shit... Kai is going to die of hemorrhage soon, I need to do something... Ah wait wheres Sayuri--"
Sayuri quickly returned, now holding her staff.
"I returned!! Now holding my precious weapon!!"
The man simply ignored her, just looking straight to the floor.
Amari whispered in Sayuri's ear.
"Please buy me some time, or take him away... I need space to save Kai!"
Sayuri nodded with her head.
"Understood!"
She pointed her staff at the man, the man only moved his eyes on her direction.
"Behold! The power of a wizard! Bium!"
She launched the quick white beam towards the man.
The man simply dodged it with extreme ease.
Sayuri looked in shock to him.
"H-He just... O-Ok, dodge this!!"
She started to shot a lot of "Bium's" towards the man, who was simply dodging them all.
The lights come, he dodged and then landed on the wall behind him.
At this moment, MelMel appeared and just sat on the ground, watching everything with a smile on his face.
After giving some shots, Sayuri smiled nervously.
"Ha! You you fell into my trap! Amari!!"
Amari quickly lengthened the chain of a ring that came toward me, wrapped it around me, and pulled me toward her.
The man was quite far away, so he couldn't do anything.
"Well done Sayuri! I knew you could do that!"
"Yeah, no problem!"
Amari started to run to a corridor, the chain from Sayuri's little finger (one of the ones she didn't used yet) went into my chest.
It literally pierced my body like it was nothing, and to be honest, I didn't even feel any pain.
Sayuri said to me.
"That's my little fingers power, heal... Takes some time tho."
She then took a glare at Sayuri an-
"S-SAYURI?!"
The man was on her front, face to face.
Then he simply moved back, revealing her full body.
There was blood coming out of her forehead, with a hole in it.
She was stabbed by him, right in her head.
What is going on.
I quickly screamed in despair, completely scared, watching my friend's body simply fall to the ground.
Amari didn't stop running, continuing to run forward, carrying me in her arms.
"A-AMARI!! STOP! GET BACK, S-SHE IS H-"
"L-LETS JUST HIDE OR SOMETHING!"
I looked at her face, she was terrified, completely scared and afraid, almost crying.
"I-I can heal her after! B-But lets just focus on-"
She suddenly stopped.
I looked down at her chest, and saw a tip of a knife.
She immediately dropped me to the ground, while a hand grabbed her by the head and stabbed her 3 more times in the chest, before simply throwing her body away.
On the ground, I don't even feel the pain from the stabbing anymore, not because of Amari's healing, which in fact didn't even have time to do practically anything, but from fear, confusion, anger, despair, anguish... So many things combined into one.
This is not fair, im not in this world because i wanted to. What im doing here? Why i can't just play football with my friends? Why i can't see them? Why im here?!
This is not fair, not fair...
I looked at the masked man, who simply stared back at me without showing any reaction.
"Why?... W-Who are you whats going on... I-Is this real?"
I mumbled that, as tears began to fall from my eyes.
"What is the Racoon. Who is the Racoon. The Racoon is bigger than you think. The Racoon scares me. I wanted to be the Racoon. The first Racoon. This is not just for revenge."
He raised the knife, ready to plunge it into my heart.
But just as he was about to stab down...
"Okay, that's enough."
I heard a voice saying that from afar.
Suddenly, the man's was chopped off to the ground.
I looked on in extreme surprise and confusion, watching the rest of the man's body fall to the ground.
"You're not supossed to die... today."
Then, at the start of the corridor where we had fought the Raccoon man, something appeared, walking along the ground.
The cat, MelMel.
He kept walking, and then stopped at my side.
"Im sorry but, I won't answer many questions..."
I was so exhausted, confused and terrified by everything that had happened, that a talking cat honestly didn't even scare me that much. Maybe it was something from that world, I don't know.
"M-MelMel?... No, who are you..."
The cat answered with a grin.
"You gave this cat the name of MelMel right? But well, that's not me. So please, when everything is back to normal, just please remember that the fat one is just a cat, and has nothing to do with me. Im in his body."
"E-Everything back to normal?... Y-You will turn back everything to before?"
"Yes yes, literally that."
"So you will... save them 2?"
The cat tilted his head a bit.
"Ah? Why should i? You're the only one I care."
My eyes widened when I heard this.
"Y-You what? N-No! I-IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE ME, SAVE THEM TOO!"
The cat stopped for a bit, then made a face of pure pleasure and satisfaction.
"Oh my oh my oh my! That's the reaction! How I love to hear that! How Iove you Kai!"
He came close to my face, speaking very quickly and frantically, like a madman.
"KAI KAI KAI KAI KAI, YOURE SO PERFECT! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE HIM! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH KAI! I want you to find me so badly... OH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH KAI! I WANT TO BE WITH YOU, BE YOU! I WANT TO CHAT WITH YOU, I WANT TO LIVE WITH YOU, TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER! I L-O-V-E Y-O-U K-A-I."
The cat said this last words right on my face, literally face to face.
He seemed so desperated, saying with his creepy face as always.
I don't understand anything that's going on, I just want to wake up and this is all a dream.
The cat take a few steps back and took a deep breath.
"My my, i cant stop to admire you..."
He took a look at me.
"What a perfect face... Even in suffering, I only see perfection in you!"
He took another deep breath.
"We will make this secret... And please, find me, my idiot."
And so, I felt my neck being cut, with that cat looking at me with eyes of admiration and happiness.
I could feel that somehow, my neck gaiter was not cut or even dirty, even with my neck being cut in half.
This cat, really loves me.
It's a strange feeling like my neck is being cut, but I know I'm not going to die.
At the same time, I'm not relaxed, quite the opposite, I don't know what's going to happen, if I'll ever see Amari and Sayuri again, or my friends...
I'm so confused, and at the same time so scared.
Why is this happening to me?
...
Then, i suddenly "woke up".
Im on ours house kitchen, on foot.
Sayuri was petting the cat's belly on the table.
"Ohh whos my little prince? My little, overweight, fluffy furball? Melmelmelmelmel-"
Amari shouted.
"IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM LIKE YOU WANTED TO SELL HIM 5 SECONDS AGO!"
"Melmelmelmelmel..."
Oh, i went back on time...
This right before the bell...
I looked at my hands, then checked my chest, everything was normal.
I-I was revived? I saw them both die in front of me, and now they're just here like nothing happened? A-And, the masked man is still going to come and-
"Hey Kai, is everything alright?"
Amari said that, looking at me concerned.
My eyes moved to the cat being pet by Sayuri.
I will never be able to look at that cat the same way again, even though I know he is completely innocent.
Oh wait, THE RACOON!!
I quickly left there and shot towards the entrance, running as fast as possible.
"K-KAI?! What's going on?"
Amari said as she saw me just running as fast as possible.
I came face to face with the front door.
I quickly activated Sankalpa in my hands, prepared for anything.
Racoon, Racoon... Are you there?... I need to find out!
So, i quickly opened the door and-
...
There was absolutely nothing, no one, everything was just the trees, and the empty green space of other houses that surrounded ours.
I have never felt so relieved, yet so confused at the same time.
Behind me, Amari appeared walking slowly.
"Hm Kai, you're ok?... You don't seem very well..."
Behind her, Sayuri appeared with the cat on her head.
"Ohooo, This kitty thinks my hat is a nest!"
Amari told her.
"That fatty is not a kitty! And he dont make nests!"
Sayuri petted the cat on her hat.
That cat loved it, laying down and begging for more.
"I think he does! If he trained enough..."
Then she glared at me.
"Uh Kai... Is everything alright?"
I quickly shook my head, trying to get back to normal.
"Oh uh, its just uh..."
I looked at them and i gave a very big smile, trying my best not to cry.
"Im just very happy."
Just like dad told me, always keep smilling, always keep showing others who you are.
They enchaged glares, without saying a word.
"So, aren't we going to do the missions? We really need that money don't we!?"
I honestly don't know if these words were said with false feelings.
I don't know if I just want to lie down and sleep, or if I just want to pretend like nothing happened.
Yeah, I think it's the second option.
I wanted to tell them what happened, tell them to be more careful... But not only did the cat tell me not to, but I know I can't.
When I look at them, I can't get the image of them both dead out of my head... It's so terrifying just thinking that it doesn't exist anymore.
No, actually it's not terrifying, it's actually... good.
I don't know if I should, but I'm just going to pretend like nothing happened.
It's going to be hard to ignore all of this, but I know it's for the best.
But I've learned a lesson from all of this, I need to get stronger, much stronger. And I'm going to do everything I can to make it happen.
Some time later, around 5pm, the three of us are walking towards the guild.
We really don't have much money, and we really need to pay the bills.
So let's just see if the guild has any missions for us.
Now that I think about it, someone could have stayed home, right, but no one wanted to...
I wonder if I'll really be able to erase everything that happened from my mind.
I need to do it, but it's so strange and difficult.
Every time I look at them, that image comes to mind.
But I need to do it, just pretend that nothing happened and keep going.
It's not like putting on a mask, I've always been like this, just keep being who I am.
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened-
"Kai is everything alright?"
Amari, who is at my front with Sayuri, said that, looking at me.
I shook my head, and nodded with a smile.
"Yes!"
I walked faster towards them.
But I can't forget that Raccoon mask.
What happened to him? Does he still know where we are? Is he going to chase us? Is he chasing us?!
But what did that cat do to him? Did he just kill him?
I should just forget about it, but I can't... But if something goes wrong, the entity will save me? So I'm basically immortal?!
I don't want to think.
"Kai you... you don't just want to rest at home?"
I grinned at her side.
"Hahah, then who's going to stay here to save you two?!"
"Ha! Like if we need!... right Sayuri?!"
Sayuri was just looking out of the corner of her eye, finding something a little suspicious.
"Hm... Actually, im the only one you both need."
Amari started to argue with her.
"Eh?!? You're just a long-range weak wizard! You need a tank!"
"Tank?.. You're saying you're my tank!?"
"Hm... I guess?"
Sayuri looked into Amari's eyes, then simply slammed her staff on the ground and began speaking loudly.
"Ok then! Let's begin the Tank naming ritual. I, Sayuri, will be the greatest wizard-"
"OH NO THAT'S SO BORING!! I WILL NOT BE ANYONE'S TANK!"
While the two were arguing, I put a finger in the air.
"Hey uh, what about me?! What will I be?!"
Sayuri placed her hand on her chin in analysis.
"Hm, you... Well probably something like a brawler."
Amari nodded.
"Yeah, i would call him a slayer or something like that. A DPS!"
Sayuri tilted her head.
"A what?"
Before Amari could answer, I said happily.
"I want to be the strongest!"
They both screamed at the same time.
"THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT!"
A little while later, just a few minutes to calm the situation.
Amari asks me.
"Hey Kai, you already decided your Sisu or not?"
Sayuri said quietly.
"I was going to ask the same."
I smiled at them.
"Yeah i already decided it!... But like Amari not wanting to tell about her healing powers, I won't tell about mine-"
"WHO TOLD YOU THAT?!"
Amari immediately screamed.
Oops, I forgot I wasn't supposed to know that...
"U-Uhm, well uh... It was random?..."
Amari was really pissed at me.
"AND YOU MANAGED TO GOT RIGHT AT FIRST!?"
Sayuri looked half-excited.
"OH, THAT MEANS HE IS RIGHT!!"
Amari sighed, seeing there was no escape.
"Ahhh... Yeah that's right, that's whay one of my chains do... B-BUT THE OTHER WILL BE A SECRET!!"
I approached her.
"Oh, let me guess, let me guess!!..."
I looked closely at her hand, trying to figure out what that ring did.
Amari shouted.
"Jeez, YOU LOOK LIKE A HANDS PERVERT CREEP!"
Hm, what could it be... what could it be... I KNOW!
I quickly looked away from my hand, and stood up.
"YOU CAN FLY!!"
Sayuri giggled listening to that.
"F-Fly? WITH A RING CHAIN?! HAHAHAH!"
Amari also started to laugh.
"H-How I could fly with this?! Hahaha Kai, you're such an idiot!"
The two of them stood there laughing at me.
For the first time, seeing them making fun of me didn't make me angry or upset, in fact I'm happy.
It wasn't on purpose, I really thought she could fly... But I don't feel embarrassed or anything, just happy to see them laugh.
This is all a mask now and I'm just trying to act like I used to, or am I really acting normal, like before, like nothing happened.
I don't know the answer to that.
Some time later, we finally arrived at the guild.
Today it was pretty full, they were giving a party or something, hearing lots of music.
Amari said to us.
"Ok guys, remember the plan: see the missions, go home and talk to nobody else."
Amari said it loud and clear.
"Understood! We just need to-... Hey Amari..."
Sayuri slowly looked at Amari, and also slowly said.
"Where is Kai..."
Amari quickly looked at her sides, i wasn't there.
"T-THAT IDIOT!!!"
For me, well. I saw something in a corner of the guild that caught my attention.
"Oh hi kid! You want to play too?!"
There was a mid-age man, a very fat one, tied to the wall.
He was only wearing shorts, and for some reason he was smiling, probably loving it.
But the man who called me, he was a well dessed dude holding a big rubber hammer.
I looked at it a little confused.
"Hm, what's that?"
The man in front introduced himself.
"Welcome to the Mr. Pork game!"
Mr. Pork?... I think I've heard that name before.
The man continued.
"In this game, your goal is to grab the hammer and hit Mr. Pork's belly as hard as possible. Simple as that."
I simply blinked twice, without demonstrating any emotion.
I think the man thought that i was thought that was horrible, so he tried to explain himself.
"I mean like, Mr. Pork love this game! It's not like he is just doing this for money or anything, he really enjoys being hit by the hammer-"
I interrupted him.
"This... IS SO COOL!!!"
This caught the man a bit out of guard, but he quickly grinned.
"Well then, don't waste time!! The entry fee is only 1 Shield, and the secret reward is something amazing!... If you want to hear more about the reward, please ask-"
"OH I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT! I JUST NEED TO HIT THAT GUY'S BELLY!!"
The man nodded.
"Well then, 1 Shield please. Only that."
I quickly checked my pockets, and even more quickly my smile disappeared.
"AH IT'S EMPTY!!"
Of course it would be, I've never touched money since I got here!
"WAIT A SECOND! I'LL GET SOME!!"
As I ran away desperately, he said a few last words.
"Take your time! Don't worry, I give you priority! Mr. Pork loves being desired!"
I I quickly ran towards Sayuri and Amari, who were still at the door.
I stopped at their front, and they quickly noticed me.
Amari shouted at me.
"HEY KAI! WERE THE HELL YOU WERE?! WE-"
Then I simply told Sayuri, pointing to a window.
"Hey Sayuri, there's a bird!"
She looked kinda annoyed at me.
"Like ifI would fall for that-"
"Hey Sayuri, theres a... very good and renowned wizard there!"
"Where?"
Sayuri looked back, saw nothing, and then turned back to face the front.
But when she looked, I wasn't already there.
"H-HUHN?! AH GODDAMIT I FELL FOR THAT!"
Amari shouted to her.
"H-HE TOOK SOMETHING FROM YOU AND RAN AWAY!"
Sayuri quickly checked her pockets.
"There there there... W-Wait... T-THAT BASTARD STOLE ME MONEY!"
She then pointed at Amari.
"I-IT'S YOUR FAULT! YOU COULD HAD DONE SOMETHING!!"
"W-WHAT?! WHAT WAS I SUPOSSED TO DO?! YOU FELL FOR THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK!"
Sayuri shouted back.
"N-NO, BUT YOU COULD HAD DONE SOMETHING!"
The two were silent for a moment.
"We should just look for him."
"Yup."
In turn, I handed over the only Shield I... borrowed without returning, to the man.
"Oh thank you so much! Here it is..."
He gave me the rubber hammer.
"Have fun, because im sure Mr. Pork will."
So I took a few more steps forward, facing that weirdo tied to the wall.
He said with a passionate love.
"Oh? We got a new boy today?! A young one, a very young one, ohhhh how i love this..."
I started stretching, exercising my legs.
"You will hit me right? Then yes, keep doing that, prepare all your strength..."
But suddenly, when i noticed, there was a large number of men around me, observing it all.
I looked at the said, seeing all these guys.
"Hm, something wrong?"
One of the men replied with his arms crossed.
"Of course not, quite the opposite. Don't you know Mr. Pork's story?"
I moved my head in denial, so he continued.
"Mr. Pork is addicted to being hit in the belly with rubber hammers. Every night, he comes here and ties himself to the wall. He says he has a reward, whoever manages to give him maximum satisfaction will receive a special gift from him. Maximum satisfaction means hitting a very high and specific pain point with the hammer on him, perhaps making him loosing his conscience."
I was still stretching.
"And nobody was ever too?"
"No. Over time, more and more people tried and basically over time he became extremely rich just from that. He basically became a casino, where everyone tried to make him feel bad or something. But it's impossible, we've tried everything, we've called the strongest men in the city and so on, but he's always satisfied. So we just gave up, and now it's pretty rare for anyone to try. But if they do, it's either because they're extremely confident, or they're a complete novice. But in any case..."
He opened the hugs and moved away a little, allowing himself to notice the others beside him.
"We love to see it!!"
The "crowd" burst into flames, shouting various things.
"YEAH CMON!"
"BUT PORK'S ASS!"
"END THIS!"
It seems like everyone has a certain amount of resentment towards Pork, for probably making them lose a lot of money.
But at the same time, I don't think anyone thinks I really have a chance, but they all want to see it anyway.
I made a confident smile, and shouted loud to everyone watching it.
"Listen up guy! I... Im gonna win!"
Just with that words everyone there went crazy, yelling all types of things in support of me.
I turned to Pork, gripping the rubber axe as tightly as I could in my hands.
Pork was just there, smiling like the nest day in his life.
"Oh go on kid! Show me all you got! Please don't hold back!"
What a weird dude... But this seems fun!
I gave it a boost and hit that fat guy square in the belly.
It made a sort of tremor, and then he simply moaned in pleasure.
"Ohhh wow... This kid is strong! Keep going!"
The man who was Pork's "receptionist" hurried over and said,
"But, he didn't pay for ma-"
"Ah i don't care, let him do for free."
These words made the Suiciders around me get excited.
"W-Wait, w-what?! Pork has never said that before!"
"T-This kid must be really strong for Pork to say that!!"
"H-He maybe can do it!?"
"GO ON KID!!"
And so, everyone started to cheer me up.
I felt more confident, giggling the same way.
"Ok! Here i go!"
I hit him right on the head again, causing vibrations throughout his entire body.
"Ohhhhh... MORE!"
"OK!"
Far away from, Sayuri and Amari were looking for me.
They were walking side by side, looking at every corner.
Amari said calmly.
"We should walk apart?"
Sayuri was a little more irritated.
"I don't know... Wait, why is there a crowd there?"
She pointed to a corner where there were several excited Suiciders.
The two walked there, and when they arrived they saw a scene that they considered regrettable.
"OH KID! KEEP GOING! YES YES!!!"
Another blow to his belly, and all the Suiciders screamed "YEAHHHH!!"
...
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!!!"
Amari yelled that, observing that scene.
She and Sayuri were looking at it in terror, as if they had seen the most disgusting thing in history.
The Suiciders all fell silent for a moment, looking at her slowly.
I myself also turned around, noticing their presence.
"Oi! Amari, Sayuri! This is actually kinda fun! Wanna try too?"
Pork, in turn, was terrified to notice them, a A kind fear growing in him.
"B-BAZOONGAS GIRL?! N-No no no, w-what are you doing here?! I-Im not that guy from before, i-im his twin! Y-Yeah we are different peo-"
He noticed something in Amari, in her right hand.
"W-Wait, my wending proposal... Y-YOU ACCEPTED IT?! HAHA! I KNEW! NO ONE CAN RESIST MY CHARM!"
Amari twitched her eye in anger.
"Ok Kai! Lend me that!"
She started walking forward towards me, and I handed her the rubber mallet.
The well-dressed man tried to intervene.
"W-Wait, you need to pa-"
"SHUT UP! THIS IS PURE REVENGE!!!"
The Suiciders crowd went crazy again.
Sayuri yelled from behind.
"Yeah go on Amari! Show that pig what you're made off!!"
...
A while later, the three of us are gathered at a table, just sitting and talking.
"Wow Amari! You really managed to knock him down with only 1 try!!"
Amari crossed her arms, proud.
"Ha! It was easy! I've never felt so angry at someone..."
Sayuri was a bit jealous I think, she just wasn't happy at all.
"Hmpf, I could do that also."
Amari put her hand over her mouth, suppressing her laughter.
"Y-You? A loli like you? H-"
"Y-YOU SAY WH-"
Amari quickly changed her posture, speaking calmly, as if nothing had happened.
"Ok guys, we need to select a quest to do."
I got up and started walking.
"Alright, let's go-"
Amari grabbed me by my shirt.
"No no no, you're going to stay with us now!"
After a while, the three of us are facing the missions board, observing it attentively.
Amari looked from side to side.
"Hm, what should we choose... Well, I think a 1 star suit us... But we need to find a worthy one, with a big prize... Hm, i-"
Sayuri shouted.
"WE'RE GOING TO KILL MARVIN D.!"
Amari read the paper slowly.
"Marvin D.? That one... A-AH?! NO! THAT'S A 5 STAR MISSION!"
"But Marvin D. Is the current best Wizard in the world! To become it, I need to defeat him!"
"BUT THAT'S A FUCKING 5 STAR MISSION!! IT'S NOT FOR US!!"
"HOW YOU DARE TO UNDERESTIMATE SAYURI, THE ONE THAT WILL IT BE THE-"
"JUST CHOOSE ANOTHER ONE!!"
Sayuri sighed, and looked back at the board.
"Fine... THIS ONE!!"
She quickly pointed at the board and shouted.
"THAT ONE!! "Mission created exclusively for a Wizard, de-"
"ONLY YOU CAN DO THAT!!"
But then, i noticed something in that board.
"W-Wait... THAT MISSION, W-WE NEED TO DO THAT MISSION!!"
I pointed at one, one specific mission.
Amari followed my somewhat desperate gaze, looking where I was pointing.
"You want to... Defeat the Racoon Killers? Thats a... 3 MISSION STARS!!"
Sayuri said.
"But the reward is very high! And doesn't seem to be thaaaaaaaaaaat hard... WE SHOULD DO IT!!"
Amari was a little worried.
"But a 3 star mission? Isn't that too much for us!? We should gradually increase the level of the missions, from mission to mission!"
No, we have to do this one. I can't tell you why, but we really need to do this mission.
We need to defeat that guy, or I'll never be able to be at peace again.
Sayuri looked at Amari.
"We are going to that mission! Seems hard and fun enough!"
"But, we-"
Suddenly, we heared a voice from behind us, slowly approaching us.
"Oh my oh my, what a bold kids we have here. Choosing a hard quest? Muohoho, how i love this..."
It was Clown, who just appeared.
Sayuri immediately lowered her tone, becoming much more shy, looking at the ground.
"Oh... h-hi Clown..."
Clown spun until he stopped in the center of us.
"Muhohoho, Big Sayuri's birthday is almost here? That day you'll be forced to tell your little secret, right?"
She didn't answered.
I think her birthday is 4 days away, if she actually turns 1 week after the day I met her.
Clown continued.
"You want to do the Racoon's mission? Oh how bold! But that's odd, such a specific quest. Do you by any chance..."
He made a pausa, and looked in my eyes, stopping to grin for a second.
"Know anything about, it?"
Before I could answer, Amari said.
"Well uh, we met them yesterday, I think that's why they want to defeat them... AND AH!"
She pointed at Sayuri.
"THEY STOLE HER UNDERWEAR, THAT'S WHY SHE WANTS TO DEFEATED THEM! REVENGE!"
Sayuri quickly blushed.
"N-NO!! I-IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT LOOKS COOL, AND PAY WELL!"
Clown threw his chest back, touching the floor with his hands, doing the bridge position.
"Muohohoh, the hole is smaller than i thought then..."
He abruptly stood up, using only her hands.
He looked at us with a smile.
"Well i forgot to ask, did you enjoyed my present? That catty?"
Amari quickly answered.
"OH YES ABSOLUTELY!! THANKS FORT THAT!!"
I didn't answer, but honestly do I like that cat? I know it's not his fault, but he kind of scares me after everything that happened...
I think Clown noticed this in me, even without me saying a word.
Speaking of Clown now, I was wrong about him. He doesn't have an aura of arrogance, but more of certainty. It seems like he doesn't think things will work out, he knows.
Sayuri was a little too nervous to speak, but she nodded.
Clown opened his arms in a gesture.
"Oh how wonderful oh how wonderful..."
Sayuri then said calmly.
"Hm wel, thanks for the house... It's really nice."
Clown then stopped, and looked at us with a grin.
"You want to thank me? Well darlings, let me join your mission."
This caught us 3 out of guard.
Amari widened her eyes.
"Y-You want to help us defeat the Racoon Killers?!"
He nodded.
"Yes, absolutely... To be honest, you wouldn't stand a chance... So just let me join in."
Sayuri was also suprised.
"B-But... Thats not a way to say thanks!"
"Oh for me it's enough. Just make sure to fight with all your strength, a Clown loves to see that♡"
Amari then said.
"Y-You want the rewards? Share it among us? We can-"
Clown interrupted her.
"Muohoho, no darling, this Clown doesn't need money... And I became quite famous here, even more! Even though I told them not to say that I was the one who revealed the book, everyone spread the news about it associating it with me. It shouldn't be long before the government comes after me Muohoho."
The three of us looked at each other, a little confused, not knowing what to say.
Clown said.
"Cmon I don't bite muohoho. Honestly, I don't have any personal business with them, it's all for the purest f-u-n."
This didn't make any sense to me, and the worst part is that I can't tell if he's omitting something, lying, or telling the truth.
He leaned forward, looking into our eyes, and said softly.
"So, what will it be?"
We looked at each other, and Sayuri nodded.
Amari said.
"Ok..."
Clown jumped for joy and did a pirouette in the air.
"Muohoho, how great! See you tomorrow at morning here, darlings♡"
And he left the guild spinning.
Yeah, I think we have help to defeat the Racoon.
Sayuri said he's pretty strong, so I feel more confident.
I'll only be able to rest and return to normal after defeating that one...